Major Gift Officer, Sr. - Higher Ed. jobs in Colorado Springs, CO

Our Major Gifts/Partner Engagement Officer is responsible for working with the Chief Advancement Officer (CAO) in creating, implementing and maintaining a robust mid-major donor program that includes outreach and engagement of portfolio efforts. This involves identification, cultivation, solicitation and stewardship of existing and potential major donors. This position shares responsibilities in all fundraising efforts on behalf of Every Home for Christ in accordance with our Advancement Plan and Strategic Plan initiatives. 

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Maintains a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. Is a consistent witness for Jesus Christ, maintains a courteous, Christ-like attitude in dealing with people within and outside of Every Home for Christ. 
• Adheres to the Biblical standards of moral conduct, Every Home for Christ vision statement, Every Home for Christ statement of faith, Every Home for Christ’s Employee standards and policies, Every Home for Christ’s Covenant of Harmony and upholds Every Home for Christ’s ministry in prayer.
• Responsible for providing discipleship and spiritual guidance, in alignment with Every Home for Christ values, to partners through their journey in understanding the Great Commission and the part they play
• Convey Every Home for Christ’s religious message and beliefs, including the Every Home for Christ Mission, Vision, and Three Unalterable Convictions, to partners and the community
• Uphold and communicate Every Home for Christ Mission, Vision, and Three Unalterable Convictions.
• Lead prayer/devotionals/church services on a regular basis for various partners, partner churches and ministries
• Constantly display a passion for the mission of Every Home as well as our faith values to all donors and prospects
• Maintain in-depth knowledge of Every Home for Christ global strategies, projects, etc that are fundraising priorities and works in successful collaboration and inclusion of all other departments
• Represents the mission and values of Every Home for Christ in all interactions with current and prospective donors or external relationships.
• Develop and maintain professional relationships with all donors in designated portfolio and perform required research on same and maintain an effective portfolio for all donors and ensure optimal usage of all fundraising software and monitor gift cycle for development activities.
• Initiate contact with major donors and potential major gift donors; qualifying, cultivating, soliciting and stewarding these individuals by conducting on touch-points by meeting in person, calls, notes, email, with approved communication guidelines with or reaching out to current and prospective donors.
• For major donors not open to visits from staff or volunteers of Every Home for Christ, devise alternative cultivation techniques to grow and solidify these donors’ relationship with the organization.
• Coordinate and orchestrate prospect movement strategies with appropriate individuals and work in tandem to assure the highest and best use of time, budget and personnel. Grows portfolio management responsibility that meet department and individual strategic goals
• Develop an annual Partnership Engagement strategic goal for growth in assigned portfolio that meets the major partners collaborative efforts and goals.
• Work collaboratively and strategically with all of Partner Engagement/Marketing to give the donors a stellar donor-centric experience of the organization and create a donor centric relationship.
• Responsible for understanding and measuring donor growth/progress; providing statistics and reporting on a regular basis
• Ensures that all aspects of donor giving is accurately recorded and reported and that all donor/prospect tracking is consistent with protocols.
• Participates/leads international donor trips in the effort to create deeper connection and increased funding
• Engage selected donors and volunteers to enhance and deepen the donor’s or prospect’s engagement.
• Serve as a member of Partner Engagement team and participate in selected program and other job related internal meetings.
• Perform other functions as requested

QUALIFICATIONS

• Has an active and personal relationship with Jesus Christ
• Attends/participates in a local church
• Education: Bachelor’s degree in communications, business, or related field
• Experience: 5-8 years of progressively responsible fundraising experience that includes planning and skill development
• Personal passion for and commitment to reaching every person with the love of Jesus
• Passion for connecting others to the Every Home for Christ vision and the ability to inspire others to engage in the mission of Every Home for Christ
• Unquestionable integrity and financial stewardship, all with Every Home for Christ’s best interest in mind
• Strong commitment to the ethical handling and management of donor information
• Possess high level of confidentiality and integrity
• High degree of professionalism in presentation and communication whether in person, via phone or virtually
• Excellent and effective networking abilities and healthy relationship building for the purpose of raising funds
• Demonstrated sound judgment and spiritual discernment
• Display determination and resilience
• Strong ability to show empathy, genuine care for donors
• Demonstrates active listening skills
• Possesses a servant's heart
• Successful track record of meeting/exceeding measurable fundraising goals
• Excellent cross-cultural skills.  The ability to work with diverse groups of people across geographic and cultural distances.
• Excellent negotiation skills and ability to lead and influence without direct authority.
• Direct donor and prospect interaction with skills in cultivation, solicitation and stewardship
• Demonstrated success in directly soliciting and securing gifts from individuals, in making cold calls and in developing cultivation and solicitation strategies.
• Creativity and imagination in developing and implementing engagement strategies with existing donors and prospects.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills with the ability to compel individuals to action
• Strong interpersonal and relationship-building abilities, with the personality to work collaboratively with co-workers, volunteers and donors; a team builder.
• Demonstrated attention to detail, critical thinking skills and problem solving skills
• Ability to work independently and proactively.
• Strong ability to establish and maintain good, healthy working relationships internally and externally
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to prioritize activities.
• Proficient in word processing, donor database use and skills preferred (RE7 and or RE NXT experience desired) and internet research skills.
• Ability to be flexible and adapt to new situations quickly
• Experienced frequent traveler - must be able to travel up to 50% domestic/international

All Every Home employees are expected to maintain the following convictions: 

• EVERY – the gospel of Jesus is literally intended for all people, everywhere on earth (Matthew 28:19)
• UNITY – the participation of the whole church in unity is essential to reaching all people, everywhere on earth (John 17)
• PRAYER – reaching all people everywhere on earth requires our full reliance on God in prayer to remove the obstacles hindering ministry (Acts 4:31-33) 
• Covenant of Harmony (Matthew 18:15-17)

This position is eligible for benefits: medical, dental, life/disability insurance, HSA contributions, retirement plan matching, paid time off, paid holidays, paid days to spend in prayer